...second time in his last 11 starts. He didn't allow a hit until the fourth, when a two-base error by right fielder JeffFrancoeur on B.J. Upton's fly ball to the warning track led to an unearned run. Chris Johnson hit an RBI single with two...

...challenged a call that Medica was forced out at second base in the fifth. Braves third baseman Chris Johnson bobbled JeffFrancoeur's grounder before throwing toTommy La Stella at second. The call stood following a review that lasted 3 minutes...

...challenged a call that Medica was forced out at second base in the fifth. Braves third baseman Chris Johnson bobbled JeffFrancoeur's grounder before throwing toTommy La Stella at second. The call stood following a review that lasted 3 minutes...

...Atlanta's winning streak.It was that kind of day for the Braves.Wade Davis pitched five-hit ball for seven innings, JeffFrancoeur had a fourth-inning RBI single and the Kansas City Royals stopped Atlanta's 10-game spurt with a 1-0 victory...

...former Atlanta Braves, with ex-Georgia standout Gordon Beckham the exception. The other previous speakers were JeffFrancoeur, John Smoltz, Chipper Jones and Dale Murphy."We thought we would go outside and try to bring in a non-Brave...

...greeted players in the Nationals clubhouse before the game, handing out blue and gold Navy caps to wear during warmups. . Freeman became the first Atlanta player with 100 RBIs in a season since Chipper Jones and JeffFrancoeur in 2007.

...Luis Cruz on the fly to nab Simmons as he tried to advance two bases."It reminds you of an Ichiro (Suzuki) or JeffFrancoeur type of arm," Fife said. "You just watch it happen and go: 'Wow, that's pretty good.' We're definitely...

...a daughter. ... 1B Freddie Freeman, the first Atlanta player with at least 100 RBIs since Chipper Jones and JeffFrancoeur in 2007, was given the night off. Freeman has hit safely in 16 of his last 19 games with six homers and 17 RBIs...